Plant biomass, soil water content and soil N:P ratio regulating soil microbial functional diversity in a temperate steppe: A regional scale study

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-450

  Liu, Zhanfeng ^a,b   Fu, Bojie ^a   Zheng, Xiaoxuan ^a   Liu, Guohua ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Plant biomass; Soil microbial community functional diversity; Soil N:P ratio; Soil water content; Temperate steppe

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; N:P RATIO; PLANT BIOMASS; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOMASS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL WATER; STEPPE;

CHINA; HULUNBEIER; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 74149083439     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.11.027     Document Type: Article

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